Oct/Nov 2011 featuring Hannah Ware

Oct/Nov 2011 featuring Hannah Ware

FEATURE
GOOP
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http://goop.com
GOOP
is
the
online
space of none other than
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Gwyneth Paltrow, a woman
of many talents but best known for her Hollywood roles. Among the different sections of
her site is a category entitled “Make,” which
focuses on recipes ranging from dinners to
cocktails, details about detox methods, meetings with professional chefs and all other
things pertaining to food. Paltrow offers many
health-conscious recipes, but also recognizes
SMITTEN KITCHEN
http://smittenkitchen.com
Perusing the pages of Deb Perelman’s Smitten Kitchen is a
dangerous pastime. One risks ending up in the kitchen
feverishly attempting to replicate the meals featured on
her blog. However, such an endeavor will likely be
successful, as Perelman’s recipes are exceedingly
clear, her photographs not only lovely but also functional as references. The author is self-professedly
wary of “excessively fussy foods and/or pretentious
ingredients,” making her blog a breath of fresh air
for most cooks and aficionados of food
the necessity of the occasional sweet treat (or,
according to her preferences, many delicious
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varieties of cheese). Combined with an assortment of other food-related content, this section of the site makes for great food-related
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blogging. The variety of her recipes
and the “Surprise Me!” button on the
navigation panel promise a virtually inex-
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haustible store of inspiration for any visitor.
reading.
FOOD
TOP
TEN
BLOGS
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NOT W ITH OUT SALT
http://notwithoutsalt.com
Part personal blog, part photography blog and part cooking
blog, Ashley Rodriguez’s Not Without Salt is unified by the food
that she takes as her overarching subject. Photos of beautiful meals and
scrumptious sweets (accompanied by
instructions for those who hope
to bring them home to their
own kitchens) are interspersed with photographs
of the author’s children,
craft projects and family updates. This creates
a
personalized
feel; while in no way
decreasing the sophistication and attention to
CANNELLE ET VANILLE
http://cannelle-vanille.blogspot.com
Although Basque ex-pat Aran Goyoaga’s blog revolves around food and the
creation thereof, the center point is her lush, colorful photography. Goyoaga
focuses not only on the food preparation process or the end result, but also
on the events in her life that lead to the creation of her dishes. Settings and
family factor into entries side-by-side with photos documenting the construction of delicious meals from start to finish. Posts brim with
detail that also characterize Rodriguez’s work in the
kitchen. Be sure to check out
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Food brings people together. This is a sensibility that is not lost on the Internet, where
blogs devoted to food and cooking abound. Here is a list of 10 great food blogs and why
you should be reading them.
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W HAT’ S FOR LUNCH HONEY?
to the author’s own dietary restrictions. Visit Cannelle et
Vanille for a visual feast as well as ideas for one to put
Not Without Salt if you’re looking
for inspiration, culinary or otherwise.
fresh ingredients, and all recipes are gluten-free according
on the table.
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http://www.whatsforlunchhoney.net
India-born Meeta Albrecht, now cooking and blogging from Weimar, Germany, brings an international
voice to the food blogging community. Variety is the spice of Albrecht’s posts as a general rule. Elements
that are unusual in American cooking, such as Spätzle and lingonberries, share space with standards such
as peach cobbler and gnocchi. The result is a potpourri of colors and flavors working in concert to create ap-
petizing recipes and meals. Albrecht is also conscious of the impact her culinary choices have on a global scale, and is
heavily invested in buying organic, local and seasonal ingredients as frequently as possible.
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